Old Town Inn in Germantown reopens Friday

Old Town Inn in Germantown, which closed in 2012, will again open to diners starting at 3 p.m. Friday, with the grand opening at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Old Town Inn, N116-W15841 Main St., was bought along with the neighboring Bier Stube by Chaz Hastings after its closure. The Bier Stube reopened in summer 2013, but work on repairing and remodeling the restaurant took longer than expected, at a cost of nearly $1 million.

The restaurant had been known for barbecue ribs and French onion soup, and those items will be back on the new menu, according to a statement from the restaurant. The chef is Dennis Stukel, and the rest of the menu will be built on classics and seasonal dishes.

General manager Josh Neureuther said Old Town Inn will have a limited menu for its first three days, but it will have fish fry on Friday: cod ($11), walleye ($13), perch ($13), grouper ($13), poor man's lobster ($11) and battered smelt ($11). It will serve the traditional baked ribs the restaurant was known for, as well as Kansas City-style ribs smoked off-site, served with sauce on the side.